The reigning Miss USA, Deshauna Barber, and a reigning Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere, are shower adult each impulse during a biggest year of their lives.

Barber, who was crowned Miss USA behind in Jun of 2016 and finished ninth in final month’s Miss Universe pageant, explained to me during a E!, IMG and Elle NYFW launch this week that both women have reached a apex of a manifestation world, so they’re commencement to also consider about what happens next.

I held adult with both ladies on a red runner of a star-studded New York Fashion Week eventuality to speak about holding conform risks, their favorite designers and what they’re looking brazen to in 2017:

Now that Miss Universe is over, do we feel like we can take some-more conform risks?

Deshauna Barber: Oh, yeah! we consider that when it comes to New York Fashion Week, it’s literally a usually event for us to step out of that manifestation box, in terms of being medium and creation certain that what we’re wearing is “pageant appropriate.” So, we like New York Fashion Week given it’s a possibility to step out of that box. And, her being Miss Universe, she won’t be competing anymore — that’s a tip tier turn [of pageants] — and myself, carrying competed during Miss Universe and fixation tip nine, I’m not competing anymore either, so we can do whatever we wish now.

Iris Mittenaere: we like elementary things, we know? So, for me, this is crazy! It’s positively crazy given we usually wear elementary things. But we also unequivocally like [taking risks].

Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe: Dior, of course! we adore it — it’s only amazing. In Paris each year we try to go, though it’s too formidable to get in! It’s a unequivocally large dream of mine. we would adore to see it one day.

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Deshauna Barber, Miss USA: Nicole Miller! I wore Nicole Miller final September, and we was means to be there during her show, though all she creates is literally heavenly. we adore wearing her designs, and my stylist has a bent to get a lot of Nicole Miller styles. She’s only classic, and we adore a approach that she mixes patterns together.

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Zuri Hall, E! News: Oh my, God! That’s a good one. we unequivocally like Michael Costello — I’ve met him a integrate of times, he’s a unequivocally good man and we adore his sexy, curve-hugging looks. That’s really a uncover we could do a small somethin’ in. [Laughs]

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Dorinda Medley, “The Real Housewives of New York”: Valentino! I adore Valentino, given it’s ever-changing. It stays normal though edgy, and we adore that about it. You feel like during any age we can hurl with Valentino.

Dove Cameron, “Liv and Maddie”: I’ve been a fan of Valentino given we was itty bitty, and it’s, like, my whole life!

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“Summer House” Cast

Kyle Cooke: Speedo, a swimwear company, only given I’m a large banana hammock guy. Less is more!

Lauren Wirkus: I consider that we would be a Mara Hoffman girl. we tend toward a more romantic, flirty side.

Carl Radke: Tom Ford — I wear his cologne, and his suits are so costly that we would adore to be means to wear them. [Laughs]

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Stassi Schroeder, “Vanderpump Rules”: A lot of a designers aren’t doing it in New York anymore … should we speak about what’s going on with New York Fashion Week and how it’s not as fun as it used to be? Am we not authorised to contend that? It’s only kind of unsatisfactory that it’s no longer all in a same plcae — it’s all so widespread out! So, this time I’m only meddlesome in going to new people and saying new things.

(Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic)

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If we had to collect one designer’s uncover to travel in, who would it be and why?

Barber: Nicole Miller. we wore Nicole Miller final September, and we was means to be there during her show, though all she creates is literally heavenly. we adore wearing her designs, and my stylist has a bent to lift a lot of Nicole Miller styles. She’s only classic, and we adore a approach that she mixes patterns together.

Mittenaere: Dior, of course! we adore it — it’s only amazing. In Paris each year, we try to go though it’s too formidable to get in! It’s a unequivocally large dream of mine. we would adore to see it one day in my life.

What are we many looking brazen to in 2017?

Barber: we demeanour brazen to stability my impact. My height as Miss USA has been focused on a troops and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for a soldiers, so we only demeanour brazen to spending a final 4 months of my power focused on that. Then, I’m going to go into motivational vocalization after this is done.

Mittenaere: 2017 is my year as Miss Universe, so we consider a lot of things are coming. we design to do a lot of things with my charity, and we wish we get to accommodate a lot of people and travel!